Civilisation (BBC television series)

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Civilisation is a landmark 1969 BBC documentary series, written and presented by art historian Kenneth Clark, that surveys the history of Western art, culture, and ideas.

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Label	Occurrences
Civilisation (TV series)	2
Civilisation (BBC television series) canonical	1
Civilisations	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20662580 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Civilisation (BBC television series)
Context triple: [Kenneth Clark, notableWork, Civilisation (BBC television series)]

A. Civilisation ou barbarie
Civilisation ou barbarie is a seminal work of Afrocentric historiography and anthropology in which Cheikh Anta Diop argues for the central role of ancient African civilizations, particularly Egypt, in the development of world culture and science.
B. Civilization: The West and the Rest
Civilization: The West and the Rest is a historical analysis book by Niall Ferguson that explores how Western civilization came to dominate the modern world and how its global influence is evolving.
C. Civilización
"Civilización" is a studio album by Spanish musician X Alfonso that blends rock, electronic, and Afro-Cuban influences to explore social and cultural themes.
D. Empire (BBC television series)
Empire (BBC television series) is a BBC documentary series that explores the history, impact, and legacy of the British Empire around the world.
E. Civilization
"Civilization" is an influential 1928 book by British art critic Clive Bell that reflects on the nature and values of civilized society and culture.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Civilisation (BBC television series)
Target entity description: Civilisation is a landmark 1969 BBC documentary series, written and presented by art historian Kenneth Clark, that surveys the history of Western art, culture, and ideas.

A. Civilisation ou barbarie
Civilisation ou barbarie is a seminal work of Afrocentric historiography and anthropology in which Cheikh Anta Diop argues for the central role of ancient African civilizations, particularly Egypt, in the development of world culture and science.
B. Civilization: The West and the Rest
Civilization: The West and the Rest is a historical analysis book by Niall Ferguson that explores how Western civilization came to dominate the modern world and how its global influence is evolving.
C. Civilización
"Civilización" is a studio album by Spanish musician X Alfonso that blends rock, electronic, and Afro-Cuban influences to explore social and cultural themes.
D. Empire (BBC television series)
Empire (BBC television series) is a BBC documentary series that explores the history, impact, and legacy of the British Empire around the world.
E. Civilization
"Civilization" is an influential 1928 book by British art critic Clive Bell that reflects on the nature and values of civilized society and culture.
F. None of above. chosen